Meimei rolled her eyes: This marriage is a farce, it's already a mess that's out of control, and if anything else happens, it will implicate everyone and even she herself might not be able to bear it.
They had been holding out for such a long time, and no matter how she pestered him, Xu Junying just refused to let go. Half of the reason was because he liked her, and the other half was to save his face. As a dignified marquis, he couldn't accept the fact that he couldn't keep his wife.
But in this adventure today, in order to rescue her as soon as possible, he readily agreed to the King of Qi's request. He knew that the King of Qi had set a trap temporarily, and it was possible that his wife and the King of Qi had discussed it together. With his temper, he still agreed. Saving someone means having to divorce his wife. Being able to do this is considered progress, right
But he wanted to go back on his word in the blink of an eye, and it seemed that there was nothing she could do except allow him to do so.
The Emperor and Empress would not agree to Xu Junying's request without asking any questions. They would definitely ask the reason for allowing him to release his wife. Even if Xu Junying concealed the truth and could withstand the Emperor's interrogation, what about the other people at the scene? If it was found that it was the Prince of Qi who did it - the marriage granted by the Emperor, he would come to forcibly dismantle it. The Emperor had been intending to suppress the Prince of Qi, so it would be strange if he didn't put a big hat on him this time.
Could she let the King of Qi suffer this loss? The straightforward King of Qi was actually very cute, and he did things without considering the consequences. He was doing it for her freedom, so could she put her friend in a bad situation for the sake of freedom
Let's take a step back and assume that the emperor and empress are tired of their affairs and simply let go of them and get the divorce letter. What should they do next? Qin's mansion dare not go there casually. The sister of the top scholar is an abandoned woman. Why? The bureaucrats will look at Qin Boqing with prejudice under the gossip. She can set up a new family. With what identity can she interact with the King of Qi and Lin Runan? How will Zhang Jingyun react after she is freed? If the regretful Xu Junying is upset again, if it affects official business, it will be another public case!
Unless she quietly takes Heng'er away from the capital...
These are all simplified speculations and unknowns. Who knows what kind of variables will arise if we actually experience them
It's okay to have speculation without accurate data, but you can't take it seriously and take risks without any guarantee. In her previous life, Cen Meimei had tried to prevent such things from happening to herself since she was 24 years old.
What about the 100-day covenant and the agreement document? That's just nonsense. She has no confidence in Xu Junying and marriage. She is just grabbing at straws to protect herself and struggling desperately. Seeing the essence, she will fall into it sooner or later. She just wants to gain more time to adapt. After all, Xu Junying is too self-centered and does not meet her requirements. She wants to ask him to change, but she thinks it is really meaningless. Even if she says it clearly, he will be indecisive. It is difficult to change his nature, which is very troublesome! How much respect and freedom after marriage can she get? If she lives like before, she doesn't want to do it anyway!
Various plans, various worries, and various emotions created an awkward pre-marital adjustment period for her and Xu Junying.
As for Xu Junying, he was successful, had a high position and a generous salary, and could have a wife and children. He was a handsome man who was willing to bow his head for her and let her challenge his dignity at will... Just like the queen said, what else do you want? What's wrong with Xu Junying
Meimei was confused, as if she had forgotten why she wanted to leave Xu Junying in the first place. Maybe she really was a cold-blooded and cruel woman. Xu Junying had been with her for so long, and she had thought about leaving many times, but she didn't feel the slightest bit of reluctance or heartache!
But today was a little different. Her mind went blank when she fell off the cliff. She grabbed the vines and felt that she would not die. She tried hard to find a way to survive, but was thrown against the stone wall by the external force. She was in so much pain that she saw stars, but she held on to the stone pieces tightly. The palms of her hands were pierced by the sharp stones and blood was dripping. She did not cry, but she shed tears when she heard the King of Qi's shout. It was warm and touching. When she rose from the cave, she was hung by the King of Qi to negotiate terms with Xu Junying. When she heard Xu Junying's familiar voice, she suddenly felt a sense of security and stability. When had he made her feel like this
The situation at the bottom of the cliff was extremely special. The vines were too thin and could only support the King of Qi coming down to rescue her. If there was one more person, it would be impossible to add another person without ropes to tie them up and hang them down. The stone step, which was only a palm wide, could not accommodate everyone. The King of Qi tried his best to let her stand well, and he held up half of her foot. Fortunately, the steel wire arrived in time, otherwise it would be difficult for her to support herself.
King Qi smiled and said to her, "Xu Junying has just arrived. If I say he doesn't dare to come down to save people, would you believe it?"
Meimei smiled but did not answer. She did not believe it in her heart and found it very strange.
Back on the cliff, she stood face to face with Xu Junying. He didn't say much, but she could truly feel his inner sadness, regret, and deep self-blame.
Xu Junying, there is no doubt about his sincerity. He is trying hard to change, and I have also changed!
"Meimei? Meimei?"
Xu Junying woke Meimei up. There was no need to be so absorbed in staring at the moon, right? He said a lot, but didn't he hear a single word
Meimei came back to her senses: "What did you just say?"
Xu Junying was stunned: She really didn't listen? All the sincere words were wasted!
He pointed at the moon and said, "It is listening to me. It is my witness. If I betray you, I will die of a broken heart!"
Meimei stood up and walked away: "What's the point of swearing to the moon? Empty words are useless. I only believe in black and white words!"
Xu Junying was so angry that he was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly grabbed his clothes and chased after him.
The moonlight was like water. The emperor and the empress had gone into the big tent to rest, and most of the people around the campfire had also left. Meimei and Xu Junying glanced from afar at those who were still playing with fire and tasting wine, then turned back to the tent.
Cuixi and Cuilian had already made their beds and went back to the tent shared by the maids to rest. Baoju and Baizhan were still waiting outside. When they saw them coming back, they ran away and came back together carrying a big-bellied iron pot, laughing as they walked. Xu Junying asked, "What's going on?"
Bai Zhan said, "Reply to the master: this hot water is in great demand. It will be gone in a while and we have to wait again! Just bring the pot back and boil it after the master and the young lady have used it!"
Xu Junying said, "Shouldn't the one who boils the water complain?"
Meimei said, "Oh, never mind! I'll just return the water after I'm done using it, and it'll just take a while!"
As he spoke, he went to find the copper basin, which Baoju had already taken out: "Young Madam, would you like to wash first?"
Meimei was stunned for a moment: What do you mean? Remind me that men are superior to women. Do you want your grandfather to wash first
Before she could speak, Xu Junying said, "Let the young lady wash first!"
The three men went out, and Xu Junying carefully hung the door of the tent. Meimei saw two narrow beds placed very close together in the tent. Was that an ancient camp bed? On the bed were the pajamas and large towels that Cui Xi and Cui Lian had found. She went to check the water in the big iron pot. It was about 40 degrees. Let's take a hot bath? After all the hustle and bustle today, she was sweating all over, and her skirt was torn a few times. She didn't care about it in the wild, but if she took a bath, Xu Junying would have no water to use later. No matter what, she would take a bath first, and then let them go to boil water. It shouldn't take long.
To prevent light from leaking through the tent, she blew out the lights. The moonlight outside was bright, and a little light seeping in through the foot of the tent was enough.
Due to the limited environment, the wound on her hand, and Xu Junying's grip on her right hand, it hurt so much. Although it wasn't comfortable enough, Meimei was very grateful to have such a hot bath. She got dressed and opened the door. Xu Junying went in and turned on the light. Baoju and Baizhan took the empty pot to boil water. Meimei said to them at the door:
"Thanks!"
Xu Junying said: "It's what they should do, why thank them?"
Meimei smiled and said, "I have used up all the water. You have to wait a little longer."
Xu Junying nodded: "Burn it after you use it up. I'll wait."
Just as he finished speaking, Baoju and Baizhan came in with another pot of water. Meimei was surprised: "So fast?"
Bai Zhan laughed and said, "There are four or five pots burning. There are too many people using them. If you catch up, just bring them back!"
Xu Junying said, "Get out, I'll quickly wash the pot and send it back, so that people won't say you have no manners!"
Meimei's scalp tingled when she heard the rules, and she followed Baoju Baizhan out. Xu Junying stopped her and asked, "Where are my spare clothes?"
Meimei pointed to the bed: "Isn't that it? There's also a handkerchief."
Xu Junying whispered: "You don't have to go out!"
Meimei was stunned for a moment, looked around, and stared at him: "Watch you take a shower?"
Xu Junying couldn't help laughing and pushed her down to sit on the bed: "Right here, why did you run out of the tent in the middle of the night?"
"But… "
Xu Junying walked over and opened a wooden box, took out a roll of paper from it, and handed it to her: "This is the latest official newspaper. You can read a few words. Just for fun. I'll wash it quickly in the back!"
Meimei didn't know whether to laugh or cry: it turned out that in his eyes, she was also illiterate and could only recognize a few words!
Well, reading books and newspapers doesn’t interfere with other people’s bathing.
She felt sleepy before she finished reading a section of the official newspaper, so she simply lay down and closed her eyes, wondering why she hadn't thought of this trick just now, wouldn't it be better to just close her eyes and go to sleep
When Xu Junying stood in front of her, Meimei had already fallen asleep on her side.
He leaned over and looked at her with pain. Several scars on her face were pressed down, and she fell asleep before he applied medicine. There were several small bottles on the small wooden box. Which one should he use? He could apply medicine to a man's wound, but he didn't dare to use medicine on a woman's face. He had no choice but to wake Meimei up. Meimei opened her eyes and looked at him, pointing to the bed opposite:
"sleep!"
Xu Junying smiled: "I'll apply the medicine for you first, which bottle should I use?"
Meimei just remembered this and turned over to get up, but Xu Junying pushed her down, covered her with a thin blanket, and closed her eyes: "You can sleep, I can wipe it for you, tell me which bottle to use to wipe your face?"
Meimei closed her eyes and became blurry again: "That little white porcelain bottle..."
Xu Junying carefully applied medicine to her face. There were seven scars of varying sizes on her face. The scratches from grass leaves and vines were just bloody marks, while the blue mark on the right cheek was caused by a collision. His heart ached: if there were scars on her face, there might be some on her body, but how could he know if she didn't tell him
He took her hands and spread them out, which made him feel even more heartbroken. These were the pair of snow-white and delicate hands that had thrown the handkerchief to him! The back of her hands was fine, with only scratches and blood marks, but the palms were covered with scars, with many deep and shallow cuts. The beautiful pink nails had been trimmed, but they were still incomplete. He had also checked her palms on the mountain. At that time, her hands were stained with vine leaf juice, black and dirty. He knew she was injured, but he didn't expect the injury to be so serious!
I tentatively pulled up her right trouser leg, and as expected, I saw large, shocking bruises from her calf to her thigh. She had been hit against the rock wall. If she hadn't had her extraordinary reaction ability and nimble hands and feet, she would have fallen to the bottom of the cliff, hit herself on the rocks, or been washed away by the water, and she would have died without a doubt!
Xu Junying looked at the sleeping Meimei with tears in his eyes, took a deep breath, made up his mind, lifted the thin blanket, untied the string of her pants, no matter how she would beat and scold him in the morning, he would apply the medicine first! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)